]]>New study reports benefits of dental therapists’ carehttps://dental.washington.edu/new-study-reports-benefits-dental-therapists-care/
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:06:34 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=25261In the first long-term study of dental therapist utilization, University of Washington researchers have found that greater access to the therapists’ services in Alaska resulted in more use of preventive dental services and fewer extractions among adults and children.

]]>School is 3rd in world in research rankinghttps://dental.washington.edu/school-3rd-world-research-ranking/
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 18:37:10 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=25174The University of Washington School of Dentistry is rated third in the world and the United States in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which is heavily weighted toward research performance and reputation.

]]>Dr. Travis Nelson’s autism study featured in ADA journalhttps://dental.washington.edu/dr-travis-nelsons-autism-study-featured-ada-journal/
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:22:11 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=25083Dr. Travis Nelson of the UW Center for Pediatric Dentistry is the lead author of a study on treating children with autism that is the cover article in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

]]>Wands Fellow in prosthodontics named for 2017-18https://dental.washington.edu/wands-fellow-prosthodontics-named-2017-18/
Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:11:32 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=24786The University of Washington School of Dentistry has announced the award of the David H. Wands Fellowship in Graduate Prosthodontics for 2017-18 to Dr. Jack Keesler.

]]>Dr. Jonathan An named UW Magnuson Scholarhttps://dental.washington.edu/dr-jonathan-named-uw-magnuson-scholar/
Wed, 31 May 2017 21:37:13 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=24758Dr. Jonathan An, who earned his DDS degree from the University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2016 and is now pursuing a PhD in oral biology at the school, has been named a UW Magnuson Scholar for 2017-18, the university has announced.

]]>Delta Dental of Washington’s gift covers dental students’ exam feeshttps://dental.washington.edu/delta-dental-washingtons-gift-covers-dental-students-exam-fees/
Fri, 26 May 2017 17:45:10 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=24728Fourth-year dental students taking the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB) licensure test may tell their patients that it won’t hurt too much. But with WREB application fees now totaling more than $2,600, those students feel the sting.

]]>Dental honorary society inducts new membershttps://dental.washington.edu/dental-honorary-society-inducts-new-members/
Wed, 24 May 2017 14:06:48 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=24671The UW School of Dentistry’s chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, which is dentistry's equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa, inducted seven graduating students, a faculty member and a staff member at the chapter’s annual banquet on May 18.

]]>Dr. Sara Gordon to join national leadership training programhttps://dental.washington.edu/dr-sara-gordon-join-national-leadership-training-program/
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:03:03 +0000https://dental.washington.edu/?p=24358Dr. Sara Gordon, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of Dentistry, has been named a Fellow in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.